Kenichi Matsuyama
Acting
Born: March 5, 1985 (age 41) · Mutsu, Aomori, Japan
Highest Rated
Biography
Kenichi Matsuyama (松山 ケンイチ, Matsuyama Ken'ichi, born March 5, 1985) is a Japanese actor. He is known for his affinity for strange character roles, and he is best known internationally for playing L in the 2006 films Death Note, Death Note 2: The Last Name and L: Change the World in 2008, as well as voicing Gelus in the Death Note animated adaptation. He was cast to play lead character Toru Watanabe in the film adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel Norwegian Wood, which was released in December 2010.
Known for
Death Note
2006
Death Note
2006
Death Note: The Last Name
2006
Gantz
2010
Promare
2019
Death Note: L Change the WorLd
2008
Norwegian Wood
2010
Gantz: Perfect Answer
2011
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
2016
The Taste of Tea
2004
1 Litre of Tears
2005
Linda Linda Linda
2005
Photos (5)
Movies (75)
Death Note
L
Death Note: L Change the WorLd
L
Norwegian Wood
Toru Watanabe
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
L
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
Tatta (voice)
Yamato
2005
Death Note: The Last Name
L
Linda Linda Linda
Makihara
Bunny Drop
Daikichi Kawachi
The Taste of Tea
Young Man in Red T-Shirt
Gantz
Masaru Kato
Promare
Galo Thymos (voice)
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Makoto Sahara
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Masaru Kato
Nana
Shinichi Okazaki
The Kiyosu Conference
Hidemasa Hori
The Emperor in August
Captain Takeo Sasaki
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
Mirume
Train Brain Express
Kei Komachi
Detroit Metal City
Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II
Nagi Notes
Yoshihiro Iguchi
Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~
Jesus
Promare / Side: Galo
Galo Thymos (voice)
Sekigahara
Naoe Kanetsugu
Rage
Tetsuya Tashiro
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
Yûji Miwa
The Locker 2
Yôsuke Shinohara
My Back Page
Umeyama
Bright Future
Jun
Promare / Side: Lio
Galo Thymos (voice)
Ten Nights of Dreams
Shotaro
Chasuke's Journey
Chasuke
Another Gantz
Masaru Kato
We're Broke, My Lord!
Shinjiro Matsudaira
Yurigokoro
Yosuke
Kamui
Kamui
Riverside Mukolitta
Takeshi Yamada
From Miyamoto to You
Kazuo Jinbo
Climbing to Spring
Toru
Homeland
Jiro
1 Litre Of Tears SP
Yuji Kawamoto
Blue
Nobuto Urita
Brave: Gunjyou Senki
Nobunaga Oda
Do Unto Others
Munenori Shiba
Be-Bop High School
Jun Kawabata
Chinyuki
Taro Yamada
Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji
2007
Mio's Cookbook
2020
Saint Young Men
Jesus Christ
Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement
2003
Fortress of Skulls
2019
Noise
Jun Tanabe
Hotel Royal
Satoshi Miyagawa
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
Satoshi Murayama
The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File
L / Ryuzaki
Tsubaki Sanjuro
Iori Isaka
Prodigy
Oto Kikuna
Bare Essence of Life
Youjin Mizuki
Saint Young Men 3
イエス
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
2022
Winning Pass
2004
Vanished
Tomohiko
Something Like, Something Like It
Shinden Defunetei
A Far Promise
2014
Custom Made 10.30
Tamotu
Oi, Dazai
2025
The Day Kouhaku Was Born
Shindo Tatsuya
Be-Bop High School 2
2005
South Bound
Officer Niigaki
Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
Kojiro Masakado
Saint Young Men 2nd Century
Jesus
New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period
2025
Death Note: Genius of the Counterattack
L
hana –1970, Koza ga moeta hi–
2022
Furyo shonen no yume
2005
TV Shows (30)
Death Note
Geius (voice) · 1 eps
Gokusen
Kenichi Mori · 12 eps
The Tiger and Her Wings
Katsuraba Toichiro · 130 eps
Taira no Kiyomori
Taira no Kiyomori · 50 eps
Until the T-Shirt Dries
Mitsuru Seo · 10 eps
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
Honda Masanobu · 50 eps
Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?
Yoshiteru Matsukaze · 10 eps
Reboot
Riku Hayase (Before Reboot) · 3 eps
1 Litre of Tears
Yuji Kawamoto · 3 eps
JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope
Kōichi Tokiwa · 10 eps
Themis's Uncertain Court
Kiyoharu Ando · 8 eps
The Great White Tower
Shuji Satomi · 5 eps
Detroit Metal City
Makoto Hokazono (voice) · 12 eps
A Life: A Love
Igawa Sota · 10 eps
Residential Complex
Daiki Igarashi · 10 eps
Angels with Broken Wings
Shingo · 1 eps
Olympic Ransom
2 eps
Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?
Uozumi Yuzuru · 10 eps
From Miyamoto to You
神保和夫 · 12 eps
Is It Too Late for Sushi?
Oedo Umiya · 10 eps
My Beloved One: The Other Side of Japan Sinks
Koichi Tokiwa · 1 eps
Money Crazy
Gamagori Futaro · 9 eps
Futagashira
10 eps
Sexy Voice and Robo
Robo · 11 eps
Dokonjō Gaeru
Hiroshi · 10 eps
Farewell Hospital
5 eps
歪んだ波紋
8 eps
Distorted Ripples
Kumio Mitazono · 8 eps
Komoribito
1 eps
Japanese Americans
5 eps
